Ammon News - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it opposes sanctions being pushed by Republicans in Congress against the International Criminal Court in response to its prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza, according to Axios.

The White House and the State Department have been conducting consultations with Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate over possible action against the ICC.

Republicans are pushing for tough U.S. sanctions against the prosecutor and other ICC officials, but Democrats want to explore other options.

At a Senate hearing last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled the Biden administration would support bipartisan action in Congress against the prosecutor of the ICC.

But on Tuesday, White House spokesperson John Kirby said in a briefing with reporters that sanctions were "not the right answer" to deal with the ICC arrest warrants and added the administration opposes that approach.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who spoke after Kirby, reiterated that message and said legislation against the ICC "is not something the administration is going to support."

"Sanctions on the ICC are not an effective or appropriate tool to address U.S. concerns. We will work with Congress on other options to address the ICC overreach," she said.